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Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission

The Southwest New Brunswick region includes Charlotte County and part of York County, including McAdam, Harvey, St. Stephen, St. Andrews, St. George, Blacks Harbour, Pennfield, Lepreau and all LSD's within our boundaries.

We provide solid waste services, planning, development and inspection services and are involved in community collaborative efforts in recreation, transportation, climate change adaptation and more.

  • Environmental protection with modern waste management practices

  • SNBSC provides full land use planning, development and building inspection services

  • New curbside recycling program launched 2018

  • Facilitating recreation in southwest New Brunswick

COVID-19 SNBSC Notice

Please note that at this time, we have made some operational changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hemlock Knoll Solid Waste Facility is no longer open on Saturdays. We are still open Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm. There is no public access to any buildings, including the Planning office at 21 River Street, St. Stephen. All services are otherwise currently available.

We have cancelled all in person meetings at this time, public, board, committee or otherwise. Arrangements are being made to continue necessary meetings through electronic means.

MAY 15 UPDATE

  • Planning office will reopen to the public starting May 25
  • Landfill will reopen on Saturdays starting May 30
  • White Goods program will start week of May 25

Thank you for your understanding.

Please note:
Next Board meeting is May 28, 2020 @ 6:00pm
Until Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, meetings will be via video conference only, and will be available live on our YouTube channel

Waste Management

The Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission has an on going commitment to provide our residents with environmentally responsible and cost effective solid waste management services.

We operate a 1000 acre site located in Lawrence Station, New Brunswick that contains a modern sanitary landfill, recycling facilities, a C&D site, and more.

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Building & Planning

We provides land planning services to all Local Service Districts in our region, along with the towns of Saint Andrews, and St. George; and the villages of McAdam and Harvey.

The commission's planning functions includes development of rural plans, the administration and enforcement of the plans, issuing building permits, conducting building inspections and subdivision approval.

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Recreation

SNBSC is the entity through which Municipalities, Rural Communities and Local Service Districts come together to identify and assist with planning regional or sub-regional recreational and cultural facilities.

We are currently working with community groups on several projects throughout the region including the Coastal Link Trail project, Harvey area recreation programming, and eastern Charlotte county cost sharing of facilities.

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